Comments on: Mariano Rivera is close to the all-time saves recordhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:59:36 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: awriterorsomethinghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-193101
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:47:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-193101I would still bat Ruth third and have Gehrig clean-up but otherwise, I wouldn’t argure 😉
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Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:36:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192670Those are some incredible stats right there.

As a Red Sox fan, Mariano is the ONE Yankee that I have no qualms about watching best us.

You can’t NOT root for a consummate professional like that. Watching him pitch is a thing of beauty.

]]>By: southofheaven81http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192661
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:14:35 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192661I caught a whole bunch of crap a couple weeks back for saying that Mo is the second greatest Yankee ever, but I stand by it. If I’m setting up my all-time Yankee fantasy team, the first 2 things I’m doing is making sure that Babe Ruth is batting cleanup, and Mariano is in the bullpen. They’re the only 2 Yankees to be the best, ever, in baseball, at what they do (power hitting and relief pitching).
]]>By: southofheaven81http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192654
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:07:48 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192654I mentioned to a couple people that he was gonna break the all-time saves record, and the general reaction was “Oh. He didn’t have it already?” That’s how good he is.
]]>By: clydeserrahttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192621
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:41:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192621nothing against you cur You comment was great,I was simply remarking on one aspect of it.

its the thumbs down on my last comment. I don’t get most of those. I would like people to comment instead of thumbing down.

]]>By: awriterorsomethinghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192611
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:26:12 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192611The greatness of Rivera can be seen in his other numbers:

ERA+ 205. Next in Line? Pedro Martinez at 154. Next reliever on the list? Dan Quisenbury at 147.

ERA: 2.22. 13th all time but the only pitcher to start his career live ball era in the top 40. Fact is that the next Live Ball Era pitcher on the list is Hoyt Wilhelm at #45.

WAR: 55th, the only pure reliever in the top 100 (his one season as a starter actually lowers his WAR).

WHIP: 3rd all time.

The saves are a byproduct of that greatness.

Yes there are closers that have reached 100 saves faster than Rivera but none have shown the staying power of Rivera and Hoffman and none have shown this level of excellence so late in a career.

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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:48:19 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192600You now owe the Yankees $1MM for the use of their mark.
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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:47:36 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192599Sorry clyde; busy with stuff, just saw this. I was aware that he didn’t particularly care for the song. In fact, if he had liked that as his ‘personal’ song I’d have thought “that’s a little egotistical Mr. Rivera. Just a little douchey.” The fact that he doesn’t care for the song, didn’t pick it but won’t really start trashing it either says a lot about the guy.
The whole thing seriously leaves me conflicted. Its supposed to be easy hating Stormtroopers, isn’t it? Kind makes me believe in the power of The Force, because it must be a Dark Side mind trick that sees this happening…urk! Can’t …breathe……..
]]>By: clydeserrahttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192568
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:07:20 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192568Let me be a little more clear

“During the same period, Rivera saved 379 of 431 chances, and broke a million bats with his devastating cut fastball. “Enter Sandman” became the music that announced that Rivera was on the scene and that the game was as good as over, although Rivera has said he had no role in choosing the song.

“Asked if he liked the song, Rivera said: “You want me to tell the truth? I don’t want to get in trouble.

“I don’t listen to that kind of music,” he added, more bluntly. “I don’t love the song.”

]]>By: browngoat25http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192544
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:42:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192544I am rooting for the Braves to choke …
(remembers the Wainright curve) …
ah, hell, Go Rays!
]]>By: clydeserrahttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192511
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:10:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192511Does he even know what his walk out song is?
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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:56:15 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192499The closest you will come to converting me is that I am rooting against the Bosox right now. But mainly so that I can point at a team with an even bigger payroll than the Mets of ’07-’08 and call them chokers.
]]>By: browngoat25http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192493
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:51:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192493I agree, sdelmonte. The Brewers, who got Hoffman at the tail end of his career, made a huge deal about him getting to 600 saves, and there was buzz in the national press and on the internets. I have yet to see a good explanation as to why there is so little hype about Rivera, especially considering he is a career Yankee.

Maybe Rivera himself has asked the Yankee PR department to keep quiet? I dont know. 600 career saves is huge, whether you believe in the importance of the stat or not, and Rivera is the type of guy that MLB should be hyping…

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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:43:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192482Congratulations for coming into a game in relief and finishing and not relinquishing the lead with your team up from 1 to 3 runs more than anyone else in history. Or as I like to call it: The Most Pointless, Idiotic Stat in Baseball Save for the Sacrifice Fly.
]]>By: cktaihttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/09/12/mariano-rivera-is-close-to-the-all-time-saves-record/#comment-192477
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:38:41 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=85110#comment-192477If you look at comparative numbers you find that seven young active closers (K-Rod, Papelbon, Jenks, Street, Wilson, Soria, Capps) have reached 100 saves faster than Mo had, with Marmol on track to become the eigth. If any of these pitch up to their 40th they will certainly approach Mo’s soon to be record, and possibly surpass it.

Mo is a wonderful and truly unique pitcher, but the total number of saves doesnt even tell half the story.